Section 109.4 – Fire Chief; Duties; Assistants.
109.4 Fire chief; duties; assistants. Sec. 4. The engineer of the fire department shall be the chief of the department, and, subject to the direction of the mayor, shall have the supervision and direction of the department and the care and management of the fire engines, apparatus and property, subject to such rules and regulations […]
Section 109.5 – Fire Chief; Power to Command Aid at Fire; Refusal, Penalty.
109.5 Fire chief; power to command aid at fire; refusal, penalty. Sec. 5. The chief of the fire department, or other officer acting as such, may command any person present at a fire to aid in the extinguishment thereof and to assist in the protection of property thereat. If any person shall wilfully disobey any […]
Section 109.6 – Fire Wardens; Appointment, Duties.
109.6 Fire wardens; appointment, duties. Sec. 6. The council may provide by ordinance for the appointment of, and may appoint, such number of fire wardens as may be deemed necessary; and for the examination by them, from time to time, of the stoves, furnaces and heating apparatus and devices in all the dwellings, buildings and […]
Section 109.7 – Fire Ordinances; Limits on Wooden Structures, Construction, Regulation; Escapes.
109.7 Fire ordinances; limits on wooden structures, construction, regulation; escapes. Sec. 7. The council may prescribe by ordinance, from time to time, limits of districts within the city within which wooden buildings and structures shall not be erected, placed, enlarged or repaired; and to direct the manner of constructing buildings within such districts, with respect […]
Section 109.8 – Trades Within Certain Districts Prohibited; Combustibles, Regulation.
109.8 Trades within certain districts prohibited; combustibles, regulation. Sec. 8. The council may also prohibit within such places or districts as they shall deem expedient, the location of shops; the prosecution of any trade or business; the keeping of lumber yards; and the storing of lumber, wood or other easily inflammable material, in open places, […]
Section 109.9 – Prohibited Structure; Nuisance, Abatement.
109.9 Prohibited structure; nuisance, abatement. Sec. 9. Every building or structure which may be erected, placed, enlarged, repaired or kept, in violation of any ordinance or regulation made for the prevention of fires, is hereby declared to be a nuisance, and may be abated or removed by the direction of the council. History: 1895, Act […]
Section 109.10 – Compensation of Officers, Fire Fighters, and Employees; Compensation for Injuries.
109.10 Compensation of officers, fire fighters, and employees; compensation for injuries. Sec. 10. The officers, fire fighters, and employees of the department shall receive compensation as the council may provide. The council may provide suitable compensation for an injury to person or property which a fire fighter receives in consequence of the performance of the […]
Section 109.11 – Destruction of Buildings at Fires; Damages, Settlement; Jury Trial.
109.11 Destruction of buildings at fires; damages, settlement; jury trial. Sec. 11. The engineer in charge of the department at any fire, with the concurrence of the mayor or any 2 aldermen, may cause any building to be pulled down or destroyed, when deemed necessary, in order to arrest the progress of the fire. Whenever […]
Section 109.12 – Harbor Fire Ordinances.
109.12 Harbor fire ordinances. Sec. 12. The council of any city located upon any of the navigable waters of the state may, by ordinance, prescribe such regulations to be observed by owners, masters and employes of steamboats and water craft as may be necessary for the prevention of fires in the harbor, and to prevent […]
Section 109.1 – Fire Protection; Ordinances and Regulations; Fire Department, Establishment.
109.1 Fire protection; ordinances and regulations; fire department, establishment. Sec. 1. The council of any city shall have power to enact such ordinances and establish and enforce such regulations as they shall deem necessary to guard against the occurrence of fires, and to protect the property and persons of the citizens against damage and accident […]